Business & Employment

BizPaL is an innovative online service that provides entrepreneurs with simplified access to information about business permits, licenses and other requirements needed to start, operate and grow their business from the federal, provincial/territorial and participating municipal governments.

BizPaL helps you find the permits and licenses that you may require when expanding or starting your business.  Whether you're looking to start a new business or renew existing permits and licenses, use this easy online process to find everything you need.

What are the benefits of using BizPaL?

Finding out which government requirements apply to a certain business type can be time consuming and frustrating.  BizPaL was created to help identify what you may require, quickly and easily.  The information you need is available from a single source; entrepreneurs spend less time dealing with red tape - saving effort and money in the process - and more time building their business.  The service is the result of strong collaboration between the federal, provincial/territorial and participating municipal governments and is designed with the following benefits in mind:

• It's free to use
• It saves time
• It's available 24/7

Prior to expanding or starting your business, you should contact the municipal office and speak to the following departments to ensure that your property is zoned accordingly and/or to inquire as to what permits may be required:

• Planning and Development
• By-law
• Building

The Township of Essa requires certain categories of businesses to apply for business licenses in accordance with the Business Licensing By-law.